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ROB CALLAHAN: Why We Need Shop Stewards in Our Union
A healthy union is one in which people take an interest in governance, run for office, and engage fully in the democratic process. […]
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Labor
Workers at Bento Box Animation Elect to Go Union with Editors Guild
Bento Box Entertainment produces animated series such as “HouseBroken,” “Farzar,” “Paradise PD,” and the forthcoming “Krapopolis.” (Editorial crews on some other Bento Box titles, such as “Bob’s Burgers,” already enjoyed union representation through Bento Box’s partnership with other signatory studios.) […]
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Patrick Nelson Barnes on Editing the Real Ted Bundy Story for ‘No Man of God’
“She told me, ‘Everybody knows the name of Ted Bundy, but nobody knows the names of the victims.’ I thought that was interesting.” […]
Industry
Support IA Local One; Join the New York Met Opera Virtual Picket Line
Once photos of supporters are uploaded, they are scrolled in front of an image of Lincoln Center, home of the opera company. The Stagehands’ contract expired on July 31, 2020. They were locked out December 8. […]
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Has the Labor Movement Turned the Page?
Can Biden Repair Trump’s Damage to Workers? […]
Labor
Supreme Court Rules Against Union Recruiting on California Farms
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a California regulation allowing union organizers to recruit agricultural workers at their workplaces violated the constitutional rights of their employers. The vote was […]
Labor
Teamsters Vote for a New Emphasis on Organizing Amazon Workers
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents over one million workers in North America in industries including parcel delivery and freight, voted to make it a priority to organize Amazon workers […]
Labor
The PRO Act Offers Some Hope for Protecting Workers’ Rights
We are at a crossroads that will determine how the nation’s workers can protect their own rights as the defense bar is working feverishly to erect barricades to the few remaining legal avenues workers have left […]
Industry
MSNBC Says It Won’t Voluntarily Recognize New Union Effort
MSNBC President Rashida Jones said in a statement that she respected her employees’ decision to organize, but that MSNBC won’t recognize the union unless employees vote for it in a National Labor Relations […]
Labor
SoCal Journalists from 11 Local Newspapers Vote to Form Union
Staffers at 11 Southern California newspapers, including The Orange County Register, voted Friday to unionize, joining a wave of newsrooms turning to organized labor amid job cuts and uncertainty in the newspaper […]